02 Vocabulary - Set B (91 of 700)

Question 1

Make a short sentence with the verb

to heed

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Answer 1

If he had heeded his parents’ warning, the accident would never have happened.

Question 2

Make a short sentence with the verb

to forebode

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Answer 2

The oracles at Delphi often forboded ill fortune for ancient Greece.

Question 3

Make a short sentence with the verb

to spurn

as in to refuse

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Answer 3

She spurned the offer of a job at her company’s chief rival.

synonyms: reject, decline

Question 4

Make a short sentence with the word

to rebate

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Answer 4

The city council decide to rebate local taxes by ten percent.

Question 5

Make a short sentence with the verb

to remit

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Answer 5

I agreed to remit the balance of my account within thirty days.

Question 6

Make a short sentence with the verb

to redress

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Answer 6

The victims demanded that their pain and suffering be redressed.

Question 7

Make a short sentence with the verb

to smother

as in to supress

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Answer 7

Whe the oil in the pan caught fire, she tried to smother the flames with a blanket.

synonyms: to stiffle

Question 8

Make a short sentence with the verb

to jeer

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Answer 8

The unrully soccer fans jeered at the referee and threw bottles.

Question 9

Make a short sentence with the verb

to sneer

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Answer 9

Some scientist simply sneered at Einstein’s early theories of relativity.

Question 10

Make a short sentence with the verb

to distend

as in to expand

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Answer 10

The sight of the children, their stomachs distended with hunger, moved the journalist to tears.

synonyms: to swell, to dilate

Question 11

Make a short sentence with the verb

to contend

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Answer 11

A number of professors were contending for the post of dean.

Question 12

Make a short sentence with the verb

to emblazon

Answer 12

The walls of the castle were emblazoned with bright banners.

Question 13

Make a short sentence with the verb

to engender

as in to create

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Answer 13

They hoped that our research would engender further efforts to cure cancer.

synonyms: to generate, to prompt

Question 14

Make a short sentence with the word

to mar

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Answer 14

The Olympic Games were mared by a lethal bomb explosion.

Question 15

Make a short sentence with the verb

to waive

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Answer 15

He agreed to waive some of his rights in return for a reduced sentence.

Question 16

Make a short sentence with the verb

to supplant

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Answer 16

The prime minister suspected the man of trying to supplant him.

Question 17

Make a short sentence with the verb

to poach

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Answer 17

In the past, poaching animals from the royal forests was punishable by death.

Question 18

Make a short sentence with the verb

to wriggle

as in to squirm

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Answer 18

The little girl began to wriggle uncomfortably on her chair.

synonyms: to fidget, to fiddle

Question 19

Make a short sentence with the verb

to jiggle

as in to shake

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Answer 19

He jiggled the power switch a few times but nothing happened.

synonyms: to jerk, to vibrate

Question 20

Make a short sentence with the verb

to overrun

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Answer 20

The city was completely overrun by crime.

Question 21

Make a short sentence with the verb

to affix

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Answer 21

He affixed some Christmas lights to the roof of his house.

Question 22

Make a short sentence with the verb

to coax

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Answer 22

The police officer tried to coax the old lady’s cat into climbing down from the tree.

Question 23

Make a short sentence with the verb

to chafe

as in to annoy

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Answer 23

The students were chafing under the strict rules introduced by the new principal.

synonyms: irritate, bug, aggravate

Question 24

Make a short sentence with the verb

to snare

as in to trap

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Answer 24

When I was young, my uncle taught me how to snare rabbits.

synonyms: ensnare

Question 25

# Make a short sentence with the verb to dice ## Footnote 0915

Answer 25

She **diced** the carrots and then put them on to boil.

Question 26

# Make a short sentence with the noun gorge ## Footnote 0923

Answer 26

They peered over the edge of the **gorge** and looked at the stream far below.

Question 27

# Make a short sentence with the noun zest ## Footnote 0924

Answer 27

The girl does everything with such **zest** that it is hard not to admire her spirit.

Question 28

# Make a short sentence with the noun amity | as in **friendship** ## Footnote 0937

Answer 28

The festival was intended to provide **amity** between nations. | synonyms: cordiality, neighborliness

Question 29

# Make a short sentence with the noun pageant ## Footnote 0938

Answer 29

Every year, a **pageant** is hel to celebrate the town's history.

Question 30

# Make a short sentence with the noun tinge ## Footnote 0946

Answer 30

Her comments about the company contained a **tinge** of resentment.

Question 31

# Make a short sentence with the noun qualm ## Footnote 0959

Answer 31

He had no **qualms** about telling a lie to his mother.

Question 32

# Make a short sentence with the noun advent | as in **arrival** ## Footnote 0984

Answer 32

The **advent** of television changed forever the way the news was reported. | synonyms: appearance, coming, beginning

Question 33

# Make a short sentence with the noun fad ## Footnote 1001

Answer 33

For a couple of years, there was a **fad** for studying philosophy.

Question 34

# Make a short sentence with the noun upstart ## Footnote 1009

Answer 34

The king's favorite was considered a mere **upstart** by the other courtiers.

Question 35

# Make a short sentence with the noun bigot ## Footnote 1010

Answer 35

The student said that only **bigots** oppose further immigration.

Question 36

# Make a short sentence with the noun amenity | as in **luxury** ## Footnote 1021

Answer 36

After working hard all his life, he wanted to enjoy the **amenity** of living in a cabin by the lake. | synonyms: comfort, indulgence

Question 37

# Make a short sentence with the noun thrift ## Footnote 1023

Answer 37

She knew that it had been her parents' **thrift** that had sent her through college.

Question 38

# Make a short sentence with the noun ebb ## Footnote 1029

Answer 38

There was an **ebb** in the company's fortunes as new rivals appeared.

Question 39

# Make a short sentence with the noun modicum ## Footnote 1039

Answer 39

It's my hope that she would still have at least a **modicum** of sympathy for him.

Question 40

# Make a short sentence with the noun rundown ## Footnote 1058

Answer 40

At the meeting, he began by giving a brief **rundown** of the comapny's recent performance.

Question 41

# Make a short sentence with the noun specter ## Footnote 1067

Answer 41

The **specter** of mass unemployment hung over the whole country.

Question 42

# Make a short sentence with the noun stowage ## Footnote 1069

Answer 42

There was not sufficient **stowage** to take the whole cargo.

Question 43

# Make a short sentence with the noun cove ## Footnote 1074

Answer 43

The fishing village was situated on a **cove** in the peninsula.

Question 44

# Make a short sentence with the noun idiosyncrasy | as in **characteristic** ## Footnote 1081

Answer 44

We could all tolerate his **idiosyncrasies** as long as he contributed to our work. | synonyms: trait, quirk, mannerism

Question 45

# Make a short sentence with the noun proclivity ## Footnote 1083

Answer 45

His parents were concerned by his **proclivity** for taking risks with his money.

Question 46

# Make a short sentence with the noun compunction ## Footnote 1087

Answer 46

He was badly treated and felt no **compuction** about quitting the job.

Question 47

# Make a short sentence with the noun boon ## Footnote 1091

Answer 47

We considered the splendid harvest a great **boon** to our fortunes.

Question 48

# Make a short sentence with the noun bounty ## Footnote 1092

Answer 48

Every year on Thanksgiving Day, Americans celebrate God's **bounty**.

Question 49

# Make a short sentence with the noun alacrity ## Footnote 1102

Answer 49

He marched ahead with such **alacrity** that we could scarcely keep up.

Question 50

# Make a short sentence with the noun conceit ## Footnote 1115

Answer 50

His **conceit** led him to overestimate his importance to the company.

Question 51

# Make a short sentence with the noun tedium | as in **boredom** ## Footnote 1119

Answer 51

While waiting in the airplane, we lessened the **tedium** by playing cards. | synonyms: ennui, monotony

Question 52

# Make a short sentence with the noun levity | as in **lightness** ## Footnote 1125

Answer 52

The **levity** of the occasion led to an argument among the party guests. | synonyms: silliness, glee, frivolity

Question 53

# Make a short sentence with the noun effigy ## Footnote 1135

Answer 53

They found **effigies** of the ancient gods in the cave.

Question 54

# Make a short sentence with the noun exhortation ## Footnote 1139

Answer 54

All the **exhortations** in the world are useless if they are not followed by action.

Question 55

# Make a short sentence with the noun respite ## Footnote 1150

Answer 55

Peace-keeping forces only provided a temporary **respite** from the violence.

Question 56

# Make a short sentence with the noun circumlocution ## Footnote 1160

Answer 56

The professor's **circumlocutions** were always entertaining to students.

Question 57

# Make a short sentence with the noun gait ## Footnote 1163

Answer 57

He could be recognized from a great distance by his characteristic **gait**.

Question 58

# Make a short sentence with the noun delineation ## Footnote 1169

Answer 58

The novelist is praised for her sensitive **delineation** of character.

Question 59

# Make a short sentence with the noun inducement ## Footnote 1174

Answer 59

The military offered an attractive bonus as an **inducement** for reenlisting.

Question 60

# Make a short sentence with the adjective vicarious | as in **delegated** ## Footnote 1182

Answer 60

Unlike Christianity, Buddhism does not acknowledge **vicarious** attonement. | synonyms: substitionary

Question 61

# Make a short sentence with the adjective contiguous ## Footnote 1188

Answer 61

**Contiguous** consonants rarely occur in Japanese.

Question 62

# Make a short sentence with the adjective outright ## Footnote 1199

Answer 62

He said her claims were an **outright** invention with no basis in fact.

Question 63

# Make a short sentence with the adjective inane ## Footnote 1227

Answer 63

His ideas were so **inane**, I didn't bother to refute them.

Question 64

# Make a short sentence with the adjective intractable ## Footnote 1232

Answer 64

He found his accumulating debts and **intractable** problem.

Question 65

# Make a short sentence with the adjective irresolute ## Footnote 1238

Answer 65

The government's **irresolute** response to the economic crisis only made things worse.

Question 66

# Make a short sentence with the adjective personable ## Footnote 1250

Answer 66

His assistant was a **personable** and intelligent young man.

Question 67

# Make a short sentence with the adjective propitious ## Footnote 1253

Answer 67

The weather was highly **propitious** for their journey across the sea.

Question 68

# Make a short sentence with the adverb expansively ## Footnote 1256

Answer 68

The man spoke **expansively** of his future plans for the company.

Question 69

# Make a short sentence with the adjective efficacious ## Footnote 1258

Answer 69

The new drug proved an **efficacious** remedy against the disease.

Question 70

# Make a short sentence with the adjective cozy ## Footnote 1265

Answer 70

What a charming, **cozy** little house!

Question 71

# Make a short sentence with the adjective genial | as in **affable** ## Footnote 1267

Answer 71

At first, the man seemed quite **genial**, but then he became angry and aggressive. | synonyms: warm, gracious, hospitable

Question 72

# Make a short sentence with the adjective amenable ## Footnote 1269

Answer 72

He seems more **amenable** to compromise after today's meeting.

Question 73

# Make a short sentence with the adjective assiduous ## Footnote 1281

Answer 73

She is the most **assiduous** and dedicated student in the class.

Question 74

# Make a short sentence with the adjective full-fledged ## Footnote 1283

Answer 74

The general decided to launch a **full-fledged** attack on the town.

Question 75

# Make a short sentence with the adjective consummate ## Footnote 1293

Answer 75

He has always been good, but now he has become a **consummate** violonist.

Question 76

# Make a short sentence with the adjective unruly ## Footnote 1301

Answer 76

As the mob became more **unruly**, the police sent for help.

Question 77

# Make a short sentence with the adjective crabby | as in **irritable** ## Footnote 1303

Answer 77

The **crabby** old man was thoroughly disliked by his neighbors. | synonyms: grumpy, snappish

Question 78

# Make a short sentence with the adjective haughty ## Footnote 1304

Answer 78

The society ladies were **haughty** and condescending toward the poor.

Question 79

# Make a short sentence with the adjective arcane ## Footnote 1312

Answer 79

The sect's most **arcane** teachings were never written down.

Question 80

# Make a short sentence with the adjective rash ## Footnote 1321

Answer 80

In times of crisis, one must be swift but never be **rash**.

Question 81

# Make a short sentence with the adjective strenuous ## Footnote 1323

Answer 81

Rowing is said to be one of the most **strenuous** sproting activites.

Question 82

# Make a short sentence with the adjective trite | as in **cliche** ## Footnote 1324

Answer 82

The original novel was excellent, but the screenplay was a **trite** imitation. | synonyms: stereotyped, tired, hackneyed

Question 83

# Make a short sentence with the adjective dreary | as in **bleak** ## Footnote 1328

Answer 83

She was so happy that even the **dreary** weather could not depress her. | synonyms: cold, gray, miserable

Question 84

# Make a short sentence with the adjective dismal ## Footnote 1330

Answer 84

Despite the **dismal** rainy weather, they enjoyed their visit to London.

Question 85

# Make a short sentence with the adjective bedraggled | as in **filthy** ## Footnote 1339

Answer 85

After the storm, the cat returned in a **bedraggled** state. | synonyms: muddy, dirty

Question 86

# Make a short sentence with the adjective equivocal ## Footnote 1341

Answer 86

Her response to his marriage proposal was oddly **equivocal**.

Question 87

# Make a short sentence with the adjective bland ## Footnote 1361

Answer 87

She always prepares nutritious but **bland** meals for the family.

Question 88

# Make a short sentence with the adjective flabbergasted ## Footnote 1370

Answer 88

The man was **flabbergasted** when his wife left him.

Question 89

# Make a short sentence with the adjective lanky | as in **gaunt** ## Footnote 1375

Answer 89

Despite having been a small child, he was now a **lanky** teenager. | synonyms: skinny, thin, slender

Question 90

# Make a short sentence with the adjective paltry ## Footnote 1382

Answer 90

He felt insulted by the **paltry** sum he was paid for the translation.

Question 91

# Make a short sentence with the adjective quaint ## Footnote 1389

Answer 91

England is known for the **quaint** cottages in its lush green countryside.